U.S. Caravan for Peace and Justice
Date:
Aug 21, 2012
Location:
U.S. cities, ending in Washington, D.C.
Join the U.S. Caravan for Peace and Justice!
From the Americas Program at Center for International Policy:
Arms control/proliferation
Say No to a New Nuclear Arms Race
Tell President Trump and your Senators to keep the INF Treaty and stop the production of new nuclear weapons.
Tell Congress: No More Nuclear Weapons
Ask Congress to reject funding for new nuclear weapons
Maryknoll Missioners support diplomacy, oppose U.S. leaving Iran nuclear deal
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns released the following statement on May 8, 2018.
Direct nonviolent action against nuclear weapons
The latest direct action against nuclear weapons by the Plowshares Movement occurred at a nuclear submarine base in Georgia on April 4, 2018.
UN: Reigniting call for nuclear disarmament
Despite strong opposition from the nuclear weapon states to last year’s nuclear ban treaty, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and leaders of faith groups are pressing the countries to resume discussions on limiting and eventually eliminating nuclear weapons.
Take Action to Stop Nuclear War
We are as close as we have ever been to nuclear Armageddon.
Nuclear disarmament: Diplomacy works
The Trump administration has taken actions in recent months that have raised tensions over nuclear weapons with both Iran and North Korea. In both cases, diplomacy can be used to build trust and avoid military confrontation.
A world without nuclear weapons IS possible
Under pressure from nuclear-armed nations that insist a world without nuclear weapons is not possible, a grassroots movement has achieved a UN nuclear ban treaty and a Nobel Peace Prize.
Nuclear disarmament: Iran, North Korea
The Trump administration has taken actions in recent months that have raised tensions over nuclear weapons with both Iran and North Korea. In both cases, diplomacy can be used to build trust and avoid military confrontation.
Tell Congress to support Iran nuclear deal
It's up to Congress to keep the United States in this critical nuclear accord.
"The Nuns, The Priests, and The Bombs" documentary
Date:
Nov 30, 2017
Location:
Free screening in Washington, D.C.
Free screening of the new documentary by Helen Young about the lives of five peace activists, including two Catholic sisters and Father Bill Bichsel or “Bix” as he is known by his friends, as they wage their own war on nuclear weapons.
DATE AND TIME
Thursday, November 30, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST
LOCATION
Carnegie Institute of Washington
1530 P Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20005
UN: Nuclear ban treaty negotiations
Maryknoll Sister Elizabeth Zwareva reports on the negotiations at the United Nations to adopt a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading toward their total elimination.
Korea: Moving from crisis to peace
The following article is written by Irish Columban missionary priest Pat Cunningham, SSC, who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Father Cunningham is an active member of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative and the Catholic solidarity movement for peace on the Korean peninsula which opposes the construction of a military base to host U.S. military ships and personnel on the beautiful island of Jeju.
Nuclear disarmament needed now
In March, UN member states held the first round of controversial negotiations on a nuclear weapons ban. One month later, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns co-sponsored a conference on nuclear disarmament at the U.S. Capitol where leading voices for nuclear disarmament were heard.
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